Learner Activities: Military Sector versus Academic Sector

I was reading through Rachel’s post related to activities for your e-book, and was reflecting on my own experiences developing e-learning courses in various industries, and I thought some of you folks might be interested to hear my perspective on working across industries and about which type of activities worked best for which industry.

For many years I worked in the private sector developing military courseware. Most of these courses were related to aircraft familiarization, component removal/installation, and common core training. Within these programs, the most effective activities, by a landslide, were Electronic Performance Support Systems (EPSS’) as they provided the learner with both just-in-time and practical training for the task to be completed. These EPSS’ worked best for practical training (e.g. component removal/installation procedures), and were very effective at creating concrete learning experiences.

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